Any sewing enthusiast will vouch for the fact that the only thing that gets in the way of a good sewing session is having the space to do it. Unlike knitting, which requires little more than “two sticks and a string,” as the book of the same name reminds us, sewing calls for a table sturdy enough to withstand the machine’s vibrations and sizable enough to support large projects; room to spread out all that fabric and cut into it; and pressing equipment nearby to press each seam after sewing it before connecting any of the sections together (an important step if you want good results).